Fountain-pen desk set



Feb. 7, 1928.

H. E. WALDRON FOUNTAIN PEN DESK SET Filed Macn 31. 192e l Ffm: i/fons CHICA o a Patented Feb. I, 192,8.

UNITED STATES vPATENTy OFFICE.

HARRY E. WALDB'ON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .ASSIGNOR T0 W. A. SHEAFFER IEN CO.,

0F FORT MADISON, IOWA, .A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE. v

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application mea laren a1, 1926. serial no. 98,659.

This invention relates to fountain pen desk sets, and relates particularly to a fountain pen desk set which comprises a base adapted to display advertising matter, and the like, and a receptaclemounted in said base for holding la fountain, pen.

'The primary use of this invention is to serve as an advertising medium for large organizations such, for instance, as advertising agencies whose business relations are quite generally confined to the executives of large commercial organizations and the like, and, therefore, in keeping Withthe high standard of their clientele, their means of advertising must be of a high standard. And, further. the device as an advertising medium is advantageous in writing, lounging and guest rooms of a hotel and waitin rooms generally. Tailors, cleaners, an laundrymen depend to al considerable extent for their trade upon some high grade means of advertising in the latter aforesaid places. Therefore, an unattractivel or inexpensive looking article cannot be appropriately associated with a mahogany desk and such other furnishings as are found in the oiiice of successful business executives, hotels and waiting rooms generally, but must be designed along the lines of this invention which has attractive qualities and yet serves useful pur oses.

T is invention provides a highly lustrous plate glass base having a receptacle mounted therein for holding a fountain pen, the receptacle being inclined to permit of a ready accessibility of the fountain pen, and an aperture in the lower end of said base for inserting means for advertising display. By this means of ,associating an o'ce necessity with'a means for advertising and by the natural artisticness and high ade appearance of this invention, the utility thereof is increased in direct proportion to the enhancing value which is afforded the advertising matter.

Although this invention has been heretofore described in connection with its use as an advertising medium, its structural features do not limit the invention solely to that use. lThe' aperture in the lower base may be adapted to use for informative purposes generally. For example, in a large 4oilice a device ofY this nature may be put to practical use by inserting a copy of the ethics or code of standards of theprgani'zation into week fvorite national figure.

lfice equipment, but may be attractively used in the library of a home or general assembly hall.

For a better understandin of the nature, scope and characteristics o this invention, reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the desk set, and

Figure 2 is an enlarged section on the iine 'y 2 2 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the desk set comprises a base 10, having an aperture 11, into which is disposed a receptacle 12. The lower end of the base 10 has an aperture 13 into which is inserted a display device 14, said display device being held m position by means of a wooden insert 15. A cushioning member 10', usuall a piece of heavy felt cloth, is glued or ot er- Iwise secured to the underneath portion of the base 10 and extends across the entire surface. thereof.

The base member 10 is preferably made of plate glass although any suitable material such as a Statuary bronze, or the like, lmay be used. The base is illustrated as rec-` tangular in shape and having bevelled edges, however, any shape and size consistent with p'opo'tion and taste may be effectively emoye p The receptacle 12 is formed of a base portion 16 and a barrel portion 17, and may l be made of a pyroxylin plastic material or of such substances as are known to the 'trade as bakelite, or radite. The base portion 16 is of a size vto snugly en agethe recess 11 and the barrel portion 17 1s suitably secure to the base portion 16 and has an opening in its upper end to form a chamber 18 t0 hold a' fountain pen 19. y 'l l The display device 14 comprises preferpositioned, is cutthrough the base. If a recess were formed in the base of a depth tocontain the display device, despite its impracticability, the nature of the substance of the base would not permit of the device being secured thereto.

The wooden insert provides a porous surface to which the display device may be glued, tacked, or otherwise fastened.- The nature of Wood is such that it may be forced into aperture 13, and thereby be securely positioned because offits snug relation with said aperture.

The surface of the display device is preferably flush with the bevel ad jacent the periphery of the aperture 13, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing, and this position may be obtained by an adjustment of the Wooden insert in the aperture.

It is `obvious that this device creates an eicient, desirable and high-grade method of advertising; that it may be adapted to a variety of uses, and that its structure is simplied to aminimum.

While it ispreferable to embody this invention in the device herein shown andV described, various other forms .will be apparent to one skilled in the art, and, there ore,

this invention. is to bey limited only bythe scope 'of the appended claims and the prior .I art. y

`I claim:`l 1. A base fora fountain pen desk set adapted to lie on the top of a desk and havngan aperturetherein, a display device inysaid base.

serted in said a erture, an insert for snugly engaging the si e walls of said aperture for holding said display device in a fixed relation Wlth said base, and a cushioning member secured to the underneath surface of 2. A base for a fountain pen desk set adapted to lie on the top of a desk, said base being of' a substantially non-expansible 1naterial and having an aperture therein,r anv insert of a yieldin material whereby said insert may be read1 v forced into said vaperture, and a display device secured to sala insert.

' 3. A base fora fountain pen desk set adapted to lie on thel top of a desk, said base being of a substantially non-yielding material and having an aperture therein, a display device inserted in said aperture, and

an inse'rt. of a'yielding material whereby flush with the top surface of said base, yar

Wooden member forced in said aperture for securing sa1d display device 1n positlon, and

a cushioning member secured to the undere 'neath surface of said base.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

HARRY n. WALDRON.

base for a fountain pen desk set' 

